| title |
DNS Records |
| description |
DNS (Domain Name System) takes a human friendly domain names as input and translate that to an IP Address. There are various record types like A record, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV, AAAA etc., |
| created |
2019-06-25 |
| updated |
2022-10-01 |
| color |
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DNS (Domain Name System) takes a human friendly domain names as input and translate that to an IP Address. There are various record types like A record, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV, AAAA etc.,
| Record Type |
Description |
| A Record |
Points to an IPv4 address |
| AAAA |
Similar to A but this allows to point to an IPv6 address |
| CNAME (Canonical Name) |
Points to another domain name |
| MX (Mail Exchanger) |
Directs email to a mail server |
| TXT |
Map domain to text, mostly for information. Often used for verification purpose |
| SRV |
Points to a domain name using a specific destination port |
| Record Type |
Description |
| CAA |
Provide additional confirmation for the Certification Authority when validating an SSL certificate |
| CERT |
Provides a space in the DNS for certificates and related certificate revocation lists |
| DNSKEY |
Contains a public signing key (usually for DNSSEC) |
| DS |
Refers to a DNSKEY resource record by including a digest of that DNSKEY resource record |
| LOC |
Expressing geographic location information for a domain name |
| NS |
Contains the name of the authoritative name server within a domain or DNS zone |
| PTR |
Verify that the sender matches the IP address it claims to be using |
| SPF |
Lists all the servers authorized to send emails from a particular domain |
| SSHFP |
Identifies SSH keys that are associated with a host name. |
| TLSA |
Associate a TLS server certificate or public key with the domain name where the record is found |
| URI |
Means for publishing mappings from hostnames to URIs |